Chester is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. Chester is located on U.S. Route 20 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of St. Anthony. Chester has a post office with ZIP code 83421.[2]
Chester, Idaho | |
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  Chester  Chester | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′58″N 111°34′12″W / 43.99944°N 111.57000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Fremont |
| Elevation | 5,072 ft (1,546 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83421 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| GNIS feature ID | 371984[1] |
History
editChester's population was estimated at 250 in 1909,[3] and was 100 in 1960.[4]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification,Chester has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).
| Climate data for Chester, Idaho, 1991–2020 simulated normals (5066 ft elevation) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.6 (−1.9) |
33.1 (0.6) |
43.7 (6.5) |
54.5 (12.5) |
64.8 (18.2) |
72.9 (22.7) |
82.9 (28.3) |
82.8 (28.2) |
72.5 (22.5) |
57.6 (14.2) |
41.4 (5.2) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
55.4 (13.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.8 (−6.8) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
33.1 (0.6) |
41.9 (5.5) |
50.9 (10.5) |
58.3 (14.6) |
65.7 (18.7) |
64.8 (18.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
43.9 (6.6) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
42.5 (5.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
37.0 (2.8) |
43.5 (6.4) |
48.6 (9.2) |
46.8 (8.2) |
39.6 (4.2) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
12.4 (−10.9) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.48 (37.56) |
1.03 (26.13) |
1.07 (27.17) |
1.39 (35.20) |
1.96 (49.90) |
1.60 (40.62) |
0.58 (14.68) |
0.70 (17.68) |
1.07 (27.29) |
1.36 (34.61) |
1.10 (27.82) |
1.56 (39.67) |
14.9 (378.33) |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 15.8 (−9.0) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
33.1 (0.6) |
38.8 (3.8) |
40.6 (4.8) |
38.7 (3.7) |
33.6 (0.9) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
| Source: Prism Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Idaho
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University". Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (NACSE), based at Oregon State University. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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